Posted by Java Joe on June 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment
President Trump has ordered that carriers go back to steam catapult systems for launching aircraft, a move that could cost billions and reduce the ships’ capabilities.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2nd Fleet, Baltops, Dale Feddersen, Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, EMALS, F-35A, Gen. Joseph Dunford, HX-21, Mike Pompeo, national spelling bee, Nellis AFB, Saketh Sundar, Sierra Nevada, South China Sea
Posted by Java Joe on May 30, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Department of Homeland Security issued an alert on Chinese drones, which could pose security risks, including data theft. Most drones purchased in the US are manufactured in China.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags CGX, Chinese drones, Coast Guard Exchanges, Dept Homeland Security, DHS, drones, Duncan Hunter, Edward Gallagher, Einstein, Emergent LLC, Northrop Grumman, Seth Moulton, Typhoon jets
Posted by Java Joe on May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Despite Congressional objections, the Trump administration cleared $8.1 billion in arms sales for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates by invoking an emergency exemption.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Bill oran, Bob Burke, Compliance Corp., Condor, James McConville, Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, Jordan, JPALS, Lockheed Martin, Middle East, Northrop Grumman, Patrick Shanahan, quals, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Kellogg, UAS, United Arab Emirates, Yokosuka
Posted by Java Joe on May 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment
More service members, intelligence aircraft, engineers, and fighter pilots are heading to the Middle East as a “prudent defensive measure” against Iran.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2020 defense spending, AAR, BAE Systems, Coherent Technical Services, CTSi, Eglin AFB, Eric Fick, F-35C, GI Bill benefits, John Pinto, John Walker Lindh, Navajo Code Talker, North Korea, RADM Roy J. Kelley, Taliban, war crimes
Posted by Java Joe on May 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Air Force is investigating the Navy’s cyber intrusion into its network after a Navy prosecutor’s decision to embed hidden tracking software into emails sent to defense attorneys involved in a war-crimes case of a Navy SEAL.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Adiz, Alaska, Barbara Barrett, Chesapeake Bay, cyber, F-22, Martha McSally, Morse code, Navy's cyber intrusion, Patric Shanahan, Russian fighers
Posted by Java Joe on May 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump could take the occasion of the 2019 Memorial Day weekend to pardon multiple former US service members accused or convicted of war crimes.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Recreational drone users will face new FAA regulations that will go into effect this summer.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags BAE Systems, Chancellor Robert Caret, drones, dual-band radar, Erdogan, FAA drone rules, Heather Wilson, Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, JPALS, Korsar UAV, Mark Esper, Osprey, Poland, Preakness, RQ Shadow 200, STEMConnect, Turkey F-35s, University System of Maryland, US Naval Academy, Walter "Ted" Carter
Posted by Java Joe on May 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate. Over the weekend, the FAA warned that current tensions in the Persian Gulf area could pose a threat to air travel in that region.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Alutiiq Information Management, Braxton Technologies, Coherent Technical Services, Daniel Mai, Darryl Williams, David Norquist, DefSec Patrick Shanahan, Eric Chewning, F-16 crash, Greenfield Engineering Corp., Iran, March Air Reserve Base, MATHCOUNTS, Persian Gulf, Simone Askew, South China Sea, SpaceX, Starlink internet satellite, US Coast Guard cutter Bertholf, US Mexico Border, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS John C. Stennis, West Point
Posted by Java Joe on May 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Sen. Martha McSally seeks legislation to reform how the military handles sexual assault claims, including making sexual harassment a stand-alone offense under the military’s criminal justice system.
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Posted by Java Joe on May 15, 2019 · Leave a Comment
US warns sailors that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags B-52 bomber, John C Stennis, laser weapons, Middle East, Mike Pence, North Korea, Omnitec Solutions, UAE, United Arab Emirates, US-China trade war, veteran ID card
